A Multidisciplinary Study of the Mandombe Writing System: with Mathematic, and Scientific Implications

Taraje Solomon KEMWARE U.A. www.kemware.com

Unofficial Addendum to the Mandombe Writing Manual

Introduction:

This PDF was created to share my personal interpretation of and insights into the Mandombe writing script. 1 Mandombe

is “an Afrikan script developed around 1978 in the village of Mbanza-Ngungu in the Bas-Congo province of the Democratic

Republic of the Congo by Wabeladio Payi, who explained that it was revealed to him by Simon Kimbangu, the prophet of

the Kimbanguist Church, in a dream. The word Mandombe literally translates to “for blacks””…”or “that which belongs

to the blacks”2 ” – Mandombe Afrikan Scripture: Introduction to Mandombe writing, David Wabeladio Payi

The script is a mathematic and geometric writing system for transcribing all spoken languages on the planet. It consists of

over 110 Graphic Phonemes which are joined together symmetrically by the angle of “Yikamu” (lever) and vowel form

(see Yikamu Degrees/Determinative Layers: 5 Content Spheres (Dimensions) – Continued). I will go further into the scripts

structure later on in this document but in this introduction I want to share what I found to be my own resistance to

Mandombe specifically concerning the supernatural “christian” aspect of the scripts origination. As I struggled to push

aside my own biases (“Keep your God at home”) I began to see correlations between the Kimbanguist Church and the

Nation of Islam. I learned that their God was black. I learned that Christ was born in the Congo and that the people in the

Bas-Congo region had initiated a denomination of Christianity called Antonianism dating back to before 1704. I also

learned that the Bas-Congo region was where Beatrice Kimpa Vita and other anti-colonialist revolutionaries lived, fought

and died for their people. I saw they wore buttons and tee-shirts with pictures of their father and teacher Simon

Kimbangu on their clothes at gatherings, and I saw that he looked like them. I learned they wear similar formal dress to

that of the FOI and that much like those who speak on behalf of the Nation of Islam, they give all respect and praises due

to their father and master teacher before themselves. Learning these facts helped me to put aside any anti-christian

biases and allowed me to see the members of the Kimbanguist church for who they are: African women and men. I invite

the reader to do the same. Some interesting facts about Mandombe are:

1. The language script begins with a Black Dot called a Singini

2. The two primary word forms: Paku Ndungu ( ) and Pele Kete ( ), are based on the prime numbers 5 and 2.

3. Both word forms (Mazita) compliment and mirror one another.

4. The word forms are derived from the sound of the tam-tam (Paku Ndungu = Bass, Pele Kete = Snare: Video).

5. 5/2 = 2.5 (an inversion of the same primary number pair)

6. 2+5 = 7 ( (solfeggio / chromatic scale , visible light spectrum)

7. The combination of both forms on an led display = 8 (magnetic field geometry , electron distribution model)

8. Each Mazita has 4 possible orientations (4 states of matter)

9. All “water” forms in the language script begin with the Ndungu symbol 5 (with the exception of one group).

10. There are (at least) 5 dimensions in the language. 3

11. The language script employs binary doubling and pairing similar to the I Ching, and Odu-Ifa and Ogdoad.

Additional note:

“The originator(s) of Mandombe saw a future when Black people were intellectually separated from the rest of the world,

in such a way that we were able to develop and control our creations for long enough that they wouldn’t be able to be co-

opted and used against us”. 4

I find it fascinating and fitting that some of the most comprehensive keys to restoring that which has been lost were

found in the center of the African continent, - literally with our names on it! -, left there by our family years before many

of us came into the awareness of the existence or the need of this knowledge. (Shaka Ahmose).

1 Intro to Mandombe: A New Afrikan Script: http://www.edjua.com/product/intro-to-mandombe-a-new-afrikan-script/ 2 See definition of Mandombe and Candomblé here

3 Although other dimensions are possible (180°, 225°, and 270°) and implied no examples are given in the manual.

4 Brain Computer Programing Language (SOS Manual 2of2): http://www.worldafropedia.com/afropedia/Blog:Brain_Computer_Programing_Language_%28SOS_Manual_2of2%29

Mandombe: Brief History and Factual Notes

Mandombe ( ), which means “for the Blacks”, is a modern African script which was invented in 1978 by

David Wabeladio Payi (*15.07.1957–†04.04.2013). It is one of very few modern scripts which were invented south of

the equator. It was first designed to write Kikongo and Lingala, arguably the most politically relevant languages of

Congo, and then developed further so that basically any language can be written with this script. Unlike other modern

African scripts, Mandombe does not copy the type of letters which are similar to the Roman or Arabic alphabets, but the

symbols are designed according to strong geometrical rules, on the basis of the stylized cyphers (2) and (5), which

give the script an outstanding appearance.

In 2010 a preliminary proposal (N39701) containing introductory information about the Mandombe script and details of

character composition was submitted to the Unicode Consortium for inclusion in the combined character encoding ISO

10646 /Unicode standard.

In 2011 the script was ranked 3rd in a comparative list of West African Indigenous Scripts (WAIS) and was classified as

"hopeful" by Dr. Joshua Fishman and Dr. Ofelia Gracià in their Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity.2

On December 22, 2011 David Wabeladio was granted the title Doctor Honoris Causa at the University of Kinshasa.

The inventor was also granted a professorship at the Kimbanguist University in Kinshasa, where he taught the script

to numerous students before his mysterious death in 2013. The script is also taught in the Kimbanguist centers overseas

including Brussels and Paris.

1 Preliminary proposal for encoding the Mandombe script in the SMP of the UCS (Revised), 2015

2 Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity: The success-Failure Continuum In Language and Ethnic Identity Efforts, Ed. Joshua A Fishman and Ofelia Gracià, pp. 27-30

David Wabeladio Payi (07.15.1957 – 04.04.2013)

Mazita Orientation: Matter transformation using sound.

Mazita Square “In the scriptures of people are hidden secrets of the development of a given people in all fields of knowledge”

- David Wabeladio, Introduction to Mandombe Writing

The above quote from the inventor of Mandombe reveals how speech not only conveys the intent of the speaker but also

the principles of origin (cosmology, cosmogony, physiognomy) of the speaker as well (Sara Suten Seti). The Mandombe

writing system is a scientific and mathematical script that transcribes the cycles of nature and time required to produce

the Hueman [Black] speaker. The principles of vibration, gender, duality, balance, and the elemental states of matter

(solid, liquid, gas, and plasma) are reflected within every stage of the writing system. In Mandombe the Kisimba or vowel

‘A’ is displayed as it attaches to the Ndungu form ( ). This form is used to produce all Mazita within the writing system

(with the exception of the Mazindinga/N’zanza forms). It is my reasoning for choosing this form as the ‘prototypical

form’ of water and using it as the starting reference point of transformation in what I call the Mazita Square.

Note: Mazita orientation *does not* translate to a fixed specific sound set. Rather it conveys the properties of the

“matter” at hand, giving the reader an immediate graphical indication as to the nature of the “subject matter” of

discussion.

-

Mo

istu

re

+

- Temperature +

Matter expands when water is

present.

Matter contracts when water is

absent. Superconductive plasma often shows characteristics of

extended solids (i.e. “Earth”). Once cooled, gases settle

back into liquid then ultimately solid form. See Dr Oyibo’s

hydrogen based physics model GAGUT

Mirroring or reflecting Mazita (words) horizontally increases/decreases the ‘temperature’ of the word.

Mirroring or reflecting Mazita vertically increases/decreases the ‘moisture’ of the word.

Fire

- Heat +

- Heat + Air Water

Earth

- M

ois

ture

+

+ Mo

isture -

Yikamu Degrees: Determinative Layers

5 Content Spheres (Dimensions)

In Mandombe the cycles of matter (Solid, Liquid, Gas and Plasma) occur within 5 content layers or content spheres. These

spheres of context or dimensions are referenced by the angle of degree of an orrery element called a Yikamu.

The degree of Yikamu (similarly to the angle of trajectory, orbit and spin of an electron) determines the ‘field of matter’

referenced. (See Mbuti People1 ‘The Spherical Worlds of Wombs’).

5 Dimensions / (Degrees or ‘angles of arc’)

x

4 Orientations / (States of matter)

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20 Mazita (word forms)

(Note: When these 20 Mazita expressions are multiplied by the 5 vowels sounds present in English it produces 100 Mazita

that can be used to transcribe the English alphabet (see Mazita Transcription Table below).

Mandombe is a three dimensional (3D) script therefor the number of degrees or dimensions could be as high as 360.

*this would require high definition visualization.

1 The Symbols of "Forest": A Structural Analysis of Mbuti Culture and Social Organization Author(s): Mark S. Mosko Source: American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 89, No. 4 (Dec., 1987), pp. 896-913. Published by: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the American Anthropological Association Public URL: http://www.drabruzzi.com/MOSKO_The%20Symbols%20of%20Forest.pdf (p. 5).

0° 45° 90° 135° 360°

5 Angles of Yikamu: 5 Dimensions

Yikamu Degrees/Determinative Layers:

5 Content Spheres (Dimensions) - Continued

(Note: As in the Mazita Orientation graph above, the examples on this chart are not meant to imply a direct translational

or transcriptional relationship between Mandombe and the sample language scripts used (MDU-NTR, Arabic, Greek,

Hebrew). They are only meant to provide a starting point for a theoretical philological understanding of the relationship

between dimension orientation and meaning within Mandombe.

0° (Butila)

Biology: Nutrition, Health, Breath, Sustenance Examples:

Γαῖα

Ba Fayakun Gia Daham

360°(N’Zanza)

Communication: Shear, Cleave, Split, Spread: Translate Example:

Djet

45°

Genetics: Genealogy, Bloodline, Family, Lineage, Pedigree Heritage/Inheritance, Rights, Law, Civics & Politics Example:

Ka

90°

Physical Science: Agriculture, Architecture, Engineering, Energy Sciences, etc. Example:

Ta

135°

Metaphysics: Psychology, Sociology, Mind Science, Occult: Opening of The Way, Middle Way, Going in, Going Out, Traveling, Projection, Perception, etc. Example:

Ra

Mazita Transcription Table

In the table below consonants are determined by Yikamu degree and Mazita orientation while the vowels are determined

by the vowel sounds present in English (a, e, i, o, u). The ‘dimension’ (determined by Yikamu°) links specific Mazita into

phonetically related groups called Tetragrams.

Yikamu° A E I O U Protodimensional

0° (Butila)

360° (N’Zanza)

45°

90°

135°

Note: Minister Enqi: ‘W’

The Mandombe Sphere:

3 Dimensional reality and Indigenous Information Technology: i.e. RecTec

The earliest recorded usage of information technology (i.e. binary communication and computational

mathematics to communicate information) dates as far back as 40,000 years to the design and use of the

Lebombo and Ishango bones1 (Dr. Maat). Dr. James Gates of the University of Maryland has recently attested

to the discovery of ‘computer code’ in theoretical physics equations used to describe the nature of reality

(Computer codes in string theory equations). Binary mathematics has been documented to have been first

developed in Egypt. Early forms of the number system can be found in documents from the Fifth Dynasty of

Egypt, approximately 2400 BC (History of Binary Communication).

We know that our ancestors were capable of performing computational mathematics and were documented to

have developed the first binary communication system. When we study what is erroneously called their

‘religious systems’, we see that they had a three dimensional understanding of the nonvisible, microscopic, and

macrocosmic worlds, the cyclic nature of those worlds and an awareness of the multidimensional nature of

reality. They were the users of the first computer technology on Earth: the human brain. Systems such as the

Odu-Ifa and the I Ching employ binary, hexadecimal and octet-based calculation systems. It is not outside the

realm of reason to surmise that our ancestors may have viewed the universe, in a sense, as a massive quantum

computer where the “sentient life program” (i.e. consciously modulated matter/energy) exists entheogenicly,

native to the universe and is accessible though sound. Nominon Sound Phenomenon.

1 The [Lebombo] bone is between 44,200 and 43,000 years old, according to two dozen radiocarbon datings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebombo_bone

0°

45°

180°

The Bloch sphere: a representation of a qubit, the

fundamental building block of quantum computers

Quantum Quibit

90°

Opan-ifa

Ifa divination board, showing the map of consciousness.

Yoruba concept of the mind.

See also Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

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Fractals, Math and the Path of the Electron.

Dr. Ron Eglash1 of the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has

published his work on the presence of fractals at the heart of African designs. Dr. Laila Afrika has touched on

this topic in his historical lecture on The Gullah People. In his lecture Dr. Afrika also expresses his views on the

nature and source of this original African technology which I term RecTec.

Proposal 1:

I propose that Mazita Tetragrams (Similar to the Adinkra symbols of Prof. James Gates) can be interpreted as 3

dimensional diagrammatic representations of the possible paths of an electron in 3 dimensional space. This makes

Mandombe a system for transcribing and transforming “subject matter” (from physics to civics) within the 5 vowel

“wombs” of space surrounding the speaker 2 (e.g. “…manipulating the velocities and vortices of being.”) using sound. 3

Proposal 2:

The 110 Mazita represent a sonic Table of Elements used for transcribing intent through sound, transforming “subject

matter”4 (“We bring the world into being through our consciousness. And through our consciousness we create the world

we live in.” - Dr. Amos Wilson speaking on the “Blueprint for African Power”)

Notes:

1. The maximum number of electrons in an atom with 5 electron shells = 110. (i.e. 2•52 + 2•42 + 2•32 + 2•22 + 2•12).

2. The total number of known elements in Periodic Table = 118 (110 + 8) See significance

3. The element Darmstadtium (at. no. 110) is a synthetic manmade element created in 1994.

4. Various experiments in sonochemistry have demonstrated the application of sound waves in chemistry.

5. Sound waves have been proven to both impede and induce chemical and physical transformations in matter.5

1 Dr. Ron Eglash: African Fractals: Modern Computing and Indigenous Design 2 Dr. Phil Valentine: Astrosophic Timetable of the Olmec-Maya (4h13m20s)

3 Dr. Phil Valentine: Astrosophic Timetable of the Olmec-Maya (02h51m17s)

4 Subjective v. objective - Dr. Marimba Ani Yurugu: An African-Centered Critique of European Cultural Thought and Behavior (48m42s) 5 How to put out fires using SOUND: Daily Mail - Published: 10:18 EST, 26 March 2015

Feynman Diagram: Slide taken from the

presentation given by Prof. James Gates on

Supersymmetry at Taft School (01/15/2015)

Mazita Square (Tetragram)

Vowel “A”. 90 degrees

Annihilation of electron and positron creating a

photon which decays into a new electron

Mazita Morphology by Orientation & Yikamu degree:

The Sonochemical Table of Elements

Yikamu° Prototypical form

Prototypical form mirrored

Prototypical form flipped

Prototypical form flipped and mirrored

0°

360°

45°

90°

135°

Note how this table layout resembles the Periodic Table of Elements. Much like the Periodic Table the more electropositive, hydrophilic/alkaline compounds

(Mazita) are located in the lower left-hand corner of the chart while he more hydrophobic, electronegative/acidic compounds occupy the upper-right.

Also notice how similar to the periodic chart there are no elements in the middle of the chart. This is because the composite elements ( , ) are formed

by the interaction of the primary elements ( , ) (Dr. Phil Valentine: ‘Periodic Table of Elements’)

Conclusion:

I propose that the Mandombe writing script be used as a scientific teaching tool. This work and all of the work

of Kemware will be to prescribe a descriptive science which may be used reconstitute an exact science used to

properly observe and influence natural phenomena. When layered over the study of other scientific disciplines

(geometry, physics, electronics, digital communication, mathematics, etc) the emanation and interaction of

the word forms in Mandombe reveal a system of cooperation and interaction of elemental principles present

within all scientific disciplines (hydrodynamics, physics, electronics etc – “The Master Key”).

I also propose that Mandombe may be interpreted as an expansion of the traditional 8 bit Ifa divination

system: whereas Ifa may be interpreted as a 4 dimensional 4 element computation system (A Comparative

Study of Ifa Divination and Computer Science), Mandombe may be interpreted as a 5 dimensional 4 element

computational model: (4 elements x 5 dimensions = 20 word (Ikin) per Vowel space).

Comparative chart displaying similarities between the I Ching (“Asian”), Odu Ifa (“West African”),

Mandombe (Central African), and KMTU MDU NTr Ogdoad /Ennead based (“Ancient Near-East”)

cosmogonal ordering systems.